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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Residents of Okambebe village in Ohangwena region have expressed anger over drought relief food that went to waste because the headman allegedly packed and locked it in his bar.<\/p>\n

When New Era visited the building where the food was locked, community members said they are extremely sad that the food expired because the headman failed to disperse it to the eligible members upon its delivery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe food has been locked in his cuca shop since 2020,\u201d a community member vented.<\/p>\n

One of the villagers said he managed to get the inside view of the headman\u2019s cuca shop, through the window and observed bags of maize meal packed on the floor.<\/p>\n

This revelation captured the community members\u2019 attention, which forced them to seek help from the councillor of Ongenga constituency. On Friday, a delegation consisting of the councillor, police, media and members of the constituency paid a visit to the headman\u2019s business premises to confirm the allegations. Upon arrival, the bar\u2019s keys were nowhere to be found, allegedly since they got lost in 2020.<\/p>\n

This forced the authorities to break open the door to ascertain if the rumours were true. To their surprise, they found 12 bags of expired maize meal and five bottles of cooking oil. A 65-year-old Okambebe resident told New Era they are heartbroken because the food meant for the community is locked in a building while many are out there starving. \u201cIt is not right to keep the relief food to yourself while your people are sleeping on empty stomachs. Our headman has no sympathy at all,\u201d the resident said.<\/p>\n

Another resident (name withheld for fear of reprisal), informed New Era that the keys were not lost and he knew that there had been food in the cuca shop. \u201cThe headman and the committee which distributes drought relief food have failed to let the community know that the remaining food is kept or stored in that cuca shop. If that was done, the food could have been distributed to the needy long ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A young man expressed his anger that the headman usually conducts meetings within the village, yet he and his delegation did not mention anything regarding the relief food stored in his bar.<\/p>\n

When he was granted time to respond, the headman, Filemon Nghipangwa, said he was not aware that there was food in his cuca shop since he had not visited his bar in a while.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we distributed everything. I did not know there were still some people who did not get their share. But I remember there were some maize meal bags that didn\u2019t get the right owners, but I never got the details afterwards if they were finally distributed or not,\u201d Nghipangwa explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, I know nothing about the remaining food. I was even shocked when the councillor asked if I had drought food in the bar, because I had no idea,\u201d said Nghipangwa. He said his children renovated the bar and thought the food was already distributed by then.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the renovation in 2020, the kids misplaced the keys and due to that, I did not get any chance to visit my cuca shop. From 2021 until this day, I did not step foot in that bar. I seriously did not get the moment to see that the remaining food is still present in my bar,\u201d Nghipangwa clarified.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thankful to whoever brought this issue to light. My apologies to the community that the food is no longer fit for human consumption and it is my fault I failed to give it to those in need,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The community members said Nghipangwa is lying, he knew there was food in his bar and in fact, he regularly visits his bar. Councillor of the Ongenga constituency Mathew Shikongo said it is inhumane to the villagers and the entire nation that the government\u2019s food went to waste when they have a lot of people in need of food. He advised the residents to keep reporting issues of this nature straight to his office.<\/p>\n

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